hi, i have had thi sproblem where everytime I come to a complete stop, my engine starts making this hi-pitched squealing noise. I would like to know what it could be?
I took it into nissan and they said the water pump needed to be replaced. It cost a whopping $1740!

 

My first thought is alternator. Use a long screwdriver, put on alternator and listen to noise. Then put screwdriver on timing chain cover. Where the noise is loudest is the bad part. All of this is done very carefully with engine running. I would find myself a good mechanic if I could not do the repair yourself. $1740 is way out of line, stay away from that dealer they are smoking something and it is not cigarettes.

 

Does your noise go away if you give the car gas? If it does it would not be a water pump. The noise should continue.

 

well, yea when I hit the gas it goes away?

so what could it be?

 

When was the last time you replaced your belts? Sounds like a loose belt to me...

 

i replaced my belts last spring, so it has almost been bout 10 months now

 

i replaced my belts last spring, so it has almost been bout 10 months now

also Nissan said they trouble shooted the car and it wasn't the pulley or the belt..

 

any info?

 

I would still check the tightness of the belts. Nissan may have checked the car and decided they would replace your water pump for $1700 and in the process they would tighten the belts. BTW, $1700 for a water pump is criminal.

 

Sounds to me like a lose belt...either one would me a loud screatch sound

-matt

 

yea i know!

around 500 rpm the car make the hi-pitched sound

then when I press the throttle the hi-pitched sound goes away..

my dad is going to talk to them about it at Nissan, I follow up on that, when i know whats going to happen